Spain's health ministry says it has recorded 1,500 more cases of Covid-19 since 18:00 on Friday evening local time (17:00 GMT).

The figures include nearly 1,000 more cases in the capital Madrid.

The total number of confirmed infections in Spain now stands at 5,753 as of 12:00 local time.

The death toll is 136, while 517 people have recovered.

Spain's government is expected to approve a state of emergency, which can be maintained for 15 days before requiring parliamentary approval for an extension.

The state of emergency can limit people's movements, temporarily requisition property (such as private hospitals), ration essential goods and guarantee products and services.

It also centralises decision-making instead of leaving decisions to regional governments.

Madrid has ordered the closure of all non essential businesses.

The Spanish stock market fell more than 20% in the last week.

Gavin Lee
BBC Europe reporter

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, one of the biggest transport hubs in Europe, now feels like a small regional airport because of the lack of passengers.

There is one notable queue, at customer services, and it chicanes right around the side of Departure Hall 3. These are people trying to work out how to get home, and how to travel to the countries that are closing their borders. One significant travel ban is the US one imposed by President Trump, which has been in force since the early hours. It means airport staff here must turn away anyone who has been in one of the 26 European countries that share a passport-free travel agreement known as the Schengen Zone over the past two weeks.

Although US citizens are exempt, I’ve spoken to a large group of American students in the queue who were backpacking around Europe but have cut their holiday short by two weeks to try to get home now. Karen, 21, from Seattle organised the trip. She lifts her face mask to tell me there had been many arguments between the group about whether they should leave or stay. They ultimately voted to go in case of any further restrictions.

Further back in the queue, Stefania, an Italian studying in Bulgaria, is trying to return home to Sicily, but all flights to Italy are cancelled. She’s trying, like many in the queue, to get a refund, and then to work out another way to travel.

In the past 48 hours there has been a domino effect on countries around the world imposing full or partial travel bans for foreign citizens - India, Russia, Norway, Israel and Argentina to name a few in a growing list.

I’ve seen several people in tears here as they leave customer services. There are so many questions for the staff here. There’s now a 90-minute wait for those at the back of the queue. It’s an enormous task for the airlines, which are dealing with an unprecedented crisis.

The Shincheonji Church in South Korea is a secretive group that some say is more like a cult.

Many of the cases detected in the country have been linked to the group, leading it to be singled out for public criticism. Its secretive practices are alleged to have helped the virus spread.

The group has in recent weeks apologised for its role in the outbreak, and says it's been co-operating with authorities. But officials say some members are still refusing to be tested.

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Huge street processions are an important part of Easter celebrations in Spain. Holy Week sees thousands of people flock to see religious orders walking through towns and cities carrying crosses, and floats carrying icons. But in the Seville and Castille and Leon regions, the Semana Santa procesessions in mid-April have been cancelled by the Order of Brotherhoods, reports Spanish news agency Efe.

A hospital in Segrate, Milan, says it has raised enough money to open new beds in an intensive care unit dedicated to coronavirus patients.

Posting on social media, the San Raffaele Hospital said 191,000 people had donated to the campaign. More than €3.8m was raised.

The hospital director thanked Italian rapper Fedez and his wife Chiara Ferragni, who led the call for donations.

There are 22 news cases of coronavirus in Wales, Public Health Wales has announced.

It brings the total number in the country to 60.

The Louvre museum in Abu Dhabi has said it will close to the public from Sunday until the end of March.

The Gulf emirate's government announced on Saturday it was shutting major tourism and cultural venues, including the offshoot of the famous Paris museum and the Ferrari World theme park, because of the outbreak, Reuters news agency says.

All Jet2 flights to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands have been cancelled with immediate effect, the British low-cost airline has announced. It operates flights from nine UK airports.

On Friday Spain declared a national emergency, closings bars, shops and restaurants.

"We are contacting our customers who are currently in these destinations, and who are due to travel, to advise them of their options, so we urge customers not to call us," the company said in a statement.

Flight tracking website Flight Radar 24 shows seven planes turning around mid-air to return to Britain.

One of the first people in Scotland to contract Covid-19 has told the BBC about his recovery from the disease.

The man, in his 50s, was diagnosed almost two weeks ago following a trip to Italy. He returned home on 25 February, a Tuesday.

"I felt no symptoms. I was completely fine and went to work on the Wednesday and Thursday. Later on the Thursday evening, I started to feel a bit of a flu coming on. I had a mild fever, I felt shivery - but the biggest symptom was aches and pains, particularly in my legs.

"I was feverish. That continued through Thursday night and I didn't sleep too well."

On 1 March, he was diagnosed and hospitalised. But from this point on, he said his symptoms did not develop any further.

"By the time I went to hospital, I was feeling fine. The mild flu symptoms quickly dissipated, I had no leg pain, no fever, no cough and no shortness of breath."

He said he wanted to tell his story to the BBC so that people did not panic about exposure to the disease.

Read more here.

The death toll from coronavirus in hotspot Iran has jumped by 97 to reach a total of 611, reports state TV in the country. Health officials say 12,729 people have been infected. On Wednesday reports using satellite photos appeared to show Iran exacavating mass burial pits.

Ordinarily Muslim worshippers are called to pray by a muezzin who recites phrases asking people to come pray in the mosque. It's a staple part of the day in many Muslim countries. But now, as many countries try to reduce the risk of infection, some mosques are asking worshippers to pray from home. This highly unusual call to prayer has been heard in Kuwait.

Faisal Islam
BBC economics editor

German and Italy are ramping up production of medical ventilators to meet expected peak epidemic demand. They cost $17,000 each.

According to Reuters, Germany has ordered 10,000 ventilators, Italy has ordered 5,000.

Factories in overdrive in Europe. Italy is getting the army involved in helping the production line.

As far as I’m aware, the UK has one small manufacturer of ventilators that has 40% market share.

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Disney blockbuster Frozen 2 is to be made available on streaming service Disney+, external three months ahead of schedule as an increasing number of people around the world start working from home - some with their children - during the outbreak.

The film will start streaming from 15 March in the US to provide “families with some fun and joy during this challenging period”, the Walt Disney Company said in a statement.

Belgian newspaper Le Soir has other suggestions , external(in French) on how to keep busy while stuck indoors: try yoga, learn a new language, or do some batch cooking.

We reported earlier that China is now reporting more imported cases than local infections for the first time. The BBC has produced a graphic showing the slow-down in the spread of coronavirus in China.

We have also mapped the growing number of cases in Europe.

You can see the latest graphics and maps about the pandemic here.

A bookshop in Hackney, London has made an offer for people who are self-isolating and may be struggling to find ways to fill the time. Locals can describe a read they recently enjoyed, and the shop will recommend a similar book and then drop it off at customers' homes.

BBC News brings you the latest on the global coronavirus outbreak, featuring correspondents and expert guests.

In this edition, the BBC's Fergus Walsh, James Gallagher and Tulip Mazumdar compare the UK government's coronavirus strategy with others in the rest of the world.

Listen here.

A Spanish couple who arrived in Namibia on Wednesday have both tested positive for the virus, reports Reuters news agency.

The Namibian government said it will continue plans to celebrate Independence Day later this month.

The agency later said that Rwanda had confirmed its first case.

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A team of specialist Chinese doctors is in Italy to help the country in its fight against the virus, Ansa news agency reports.

They brought with them equipment including ventilators, respirators and masks.

They include the vice-president of the Chinese Red Cross and a professor of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, both part of the team of intensive care specialists, pediatricians and nurses who treated coronavirus patients in China.

As we reported earlier, the UK government is preparing plans to ban mass gatherings, a government source says. Now the Care Minister Helen Whately has told the BBC it would have limited impact on the spread of the virus, but could free up emergency workers.

"We are following the evidence. As the chief medical officer said, and I have been advised, the evidence tells us that stopping mass gatherings doesn't have a huge impact on the spread of the virus," Ms Whately said.

"But, for example, decisions have been taken in some countries because of the impact on public services and because, when you have a mass gatherings, that draws on the police and the ambulance service you need to support it."

A journalist boarding a plane to Warsaw from London has tweeted about mixed messages for people trying to fly. Poland announced a lockdown starting on Sunday, which will ban non-citizens from entering the country.

But Anne Applebaum says the captain on her flight is asking if non-Polish passengers still want to fly, "given that it is unclear if and when they will be able to leave again".